Zion Lodge

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Zion Lodge is a lodge located in Zion National Park.

In the 1920s, Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed the Zion Lodge. A fire in 1966 destroyed the original Lodge. It was rebuilt within 100 days but the original rustic look was lost in favor of expedience in reopening the Lodge. A 1990 remodel restored the original look to the Lodge.[1]

On April 12, 1995, a landslide blocked the Virgin River downstream from the Lodge. Over a period of two hours, the river had carved away 590 feet (190 m) of the only exit road from the canyon, trapping 450 guests and employees in the Lodge. A one-lane temporary road was constructed within 24 hours to allow evacuation of the Lodge. Access to the Lodge was restored on May 25, 1995.[2]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Zion Lodge (2006). Retrieved on July 7, 2006.
  2. ^ Mentz, Kevin M.; Worrell, Eric and Zanetell, F. Dave (1997). Park Project Is a Paragon of Partnership. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved on July 7, 2006.


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